Talking Points for The Radio Show – 6/1/2016

Talking Points. Lots of Them.

At 5:25 this afternoon, I’ll be on ‘The Drive with Bob and Jeff,’ talkin’ movies, sports, and who know what else. This is the ‘Listen Live‘ link. I figured if I’m going to need some talking points, I’d come in with way too many, then have some options in the conversation.

Current movies:

Captain America: Civil War – Best action movie/thriller of the summer so far. Black Panther’s introduction/Spiderman’s return to Marvel make the movie.

X-Men: Apocalypse – Worth it to see some of the action on the big screen. Don’t come for the plot. If you’re a fan of the other X-Men movies, it services the fandom, but enjoy the popcorn and turn off your brain, or you’ll be disappointed in some of the more glaring plot holes and terrible story-telling.

Zootopia – Great animation that’s not called ‘Pixar.’ Under the direction of John Lasseter, who was responsible for all the Toy Story movies, Cars, and other Pixar hits, it’s a morality tail (it’s a play on words, since it’s animals) about not judging people, being out of your element, etc. My kids loved it.

Angry Birds – It’ s out now, it’s based on the game by the same title, and everyone I’ve spoken to says it’s a serviceable animated film with the birds and pigs as the protagonist/antagonists. I’ll take my kids at some point.

Warcraft – It’s the movie based on the rich online world of ‘World of Warcraft,’ directed by David Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones. See ‘Source Code,’ or even better, ‘Moon,’ to get a feel for some of his best work. Hoping it’s good; it’s taken years to get the project moving.

Movies I’m Really Looking Forward To

The Lobster – The Colin Farrell-led film that just came out in limited release looks bizarre and wonderful. Premise: In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

Swiss Army Man – I can’t explain this to you, exactly. You’ll just need to see the trailer. It’s Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe in a “buddy/survival/surreal art piece” movie. You’ll just have to see the trailer to fully understand.

Star Trek Beyond – I just hope it’s good. We’ve gotten so little footage from the movie, and that scares me that Paramount’s not making a bigger racket about the next entry in the ‘Star Trek’ franchise.

Grioghar "Greg" Thomas-Baldwin likes to (formally) Powerlift, read comics, watch movies, jam to Bastard Pop, and hang out with his wife and kids when he's not working at The Starlite Drive-In making customers move their cars and high-fiving the kiddos. Then, he likes to write about all that, tech schtuff, and more, here, and elsewhere, under a few pseudonyms.